Daybreak
1918 | 50m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Albert Capellani |
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| Writer: | Albert Capellani, June Mathis |
| Staring: |
| Edith Frome (Stevens) finds it impossible to live with her alcoholic husband Arthur (L ‘Estrange), and finally leaves him. After three years she returns but leaves each evening, returning late arousing the suspicion of her husband. Having her followed he soon learns that she visits a child. Suspecting the worst because of her friendship with Dr. David Brett (Phillips), he institutes divorce proceedings. Edith confesses the truth about the child and Arthur, realizing his folly, swears off liquor and they are reunited. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 07, 1918 |
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| Director: | Albert Capellani |
| Writer: | Albert Capellani, June Mathis |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | alcoholism, hidden child |
| Production Companies | Metro Pictures Corporation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 02, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Emily Stevens | Edith Frome |
| Augustus Phillips | Dr. David Brett |
| Evelyn Brent | Det. Alma Peterson |
| Julian L'Estrange | Arthur Frome |
| Herman Lieb | Herbert Rankin |
| Francis Joyner | Carl Peterson |
| Joseph Daly | Otway |
| Evelyn Axzell | Meta Thompson |
| Name | Job |
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| Albert Capellani | Director, Screenplay |
| Jane Murfin | Theatre Play |
| June Mathis | Screenplay |
| Jane Cowl | Theatre Play |
| David Calcagni | Cinematography |
| Maxwell Karger | Supervisor of Production Resources |
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